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Love Handles: Best Procedure for Removal?

asked 1 year ago by Andrea6801 in Jacksonville,fl
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 797 times
Tags: waist, love handles, options, shape

Hi I want to get a procedure that will remove my love handles and make my waistline shapley. Right now its straight waistline. What is it I need done?

21 answers to Love Handles: Best Procedure for Removal?

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Creating a curvaceous figure and remove love handles by liposculpture

Every woman in southern California wants to know how to get a curvaceous figure while removing love handles. Liposculpture using the tumescent technique is the best and safest method by which excess fat of the waist area and love handles can be removed in order to create curves. most often this liposuction is combined with liposuction of the lower back to enhance the curves and the buttock appearance.
S. Sean Younai, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.beautifulself.com

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Liposuction is good for love handles but may not be good for straight waistline

A straight waistline maybe just how your body is shaped and that cannot always be changed with lipo.  Often times the waist can be made more more shapely by tightening the abdominal muscle fascia. This can make the waist narrower then the hips which will create more of a coca cola bottle curve.  Usually this is part of a tummy tuck, but liposuction can create a better shape as well if the cause is only fatty tissue.  I have many photos on my website that show an... more
Dev Wali, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

www.plasticsurgerysocal.com

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Best procedure for love handles

The best and most healthy way to decrease the size of your love handles is through diet and exercise.  If you've attempted those and are still carrying extra fat around your midsection liposuction may be the procedure for you.
Sanjiv Kayastha, MD

Albany Plastic Surgeon

www.kplasticsurgery.com

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Treatment of love handles

Love handles can be treated with the following methods, depending on the problem: 1.  Diet.  Losing weight always helps 2.  Liposuction.  This removes extra fat but doesn't tighten skin 3.  Resection.  This can be eigher a full tummy tuck or some version of a flankplasty, and is appropriate if the patients has lots of extra skin. Your plastic surgeon can guide you as to which choice might be best for you.  Lots of factors are important... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Treatment of Love Handles?

Thank you for the question and pictures. The operation that is “best" for you will be based on your exact goals and physical examination. For example, “seeking a flat stomach” may mean different things to different people; communication with your plastic surgeon in person is critical. If there is a failure to communicate exactly your goals are there is a high likelihood that you will be disappointed with the results of surgery. Some patients may... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Contour and shape waist with liposuction

If there is fatty tissue to remove, then liposuction may create the contour you wish. See a physician in consultation to determine your candidacy and learn of the procedure, its convalescence and risks.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Best Procedure for Removing Love Handles

The best body contouring procedure for you is most likely either vaser-assisted or laser-assisted liposuction. I make this choice for my patients based on their exact requirements and anatomy but either technology, when properly chosen and performed, may give you a very nice recontouring of the waistline region.
Deason Dunagan, MD

Huntsville Plastic Surgeon
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The best procedure for love handle.

This area is the best area for liposuction. Usually contouring can be done in supine or lateral position. In prone position a comprehensive plan can be made to remove the love handles, narrow the waist and make the buttocks appear more prominent relative to the surrounding. Some of the fat removed can be transferred to the buttock for additional enhancement. This is when true sculpting can be done in plastic surgery. An artistic sence is extremely helpful to achieve great results. more
Farhad Rafizadeh, MD

Morristown Plastic Surgeon
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Love Handles: Best Procedure for Removal?

Dear Andrea6801, The waistline is formed by the 360 degree contour of the abdominal wall along with the overlying fat and skin (including the love handles and belly) and the surrounding rib cage and hip bones. Treatment options to contour the waist include weight loss, liposuction, tummy tuck, body lift, and Zeltiq. For the love handles alone, liposuction can work well if there is minimal loose skin. Zeltiq may also be worth considering. If there is a significant amount of loose skin,... more
Larry Fan, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Love handles

This is a no brainer.Liposuction to this area is great.also this area is very refractory to exercise so lipo sometimes is one's only hope.Go for it.
Robert Brueck, MD

Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction is usually the best solution

 The best procedure to remove unwanted fat from love handles is a liposuction. Liposuction is a surgical technique to remove unwanted fat deposits from different areas of body like abdomen, flanks, neck, upper arms, hips, buttocks, knees, calves. This method allows removing the fat tissue that is not responding to diet and exercise. The surgery is performed by using a cannula- small instrument attached to a vacuum source which provides the suction to remove the fatty tissue. The... more
Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Handles at the top of the muffin

Wet technique/ power assisted liposuction gives excellent reproducable results in this area, as it has for many years. Other "fad" techniques are sadly more marketing than science- proven in prospective random double blind studies. You have every reason to expect to be satisfied by liposuction.
Richard Sadove, MD

Gainesville Plastic Surgeon

www.sadovecosmeticsurgery.com

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Love Handle Liposuction As An Enhanced Method Of Waistline Contouring

The waistline is best thought of as near 360 degree structure. While many focus on just the front abdominal problem, the sides and into the back is also important to get the best waistline result.One of the best areas for improvement by liposuction is the love handles. This is because liposuction can be done very aggressively in this area with less fear of contour problems and irregularities than most other body areas. In fact, the goal of love handle liposuction  is to reduce the... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

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Liposuction

Usually liposuction is best for this type of procedure. However you may a be candidate for Zeltiq as well
David L. Abramson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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"Love Handles"

You don't mention your height or weight. I would advise diet and exercise before jumping to surgery. If you have tried that and they still persist then ultrasonic liposuction (Vaser) would be a good treatment. If your problem is also loose abdominal musculature and excess abdominal skin then liposuction in conjunction with an abdominoplasty and muscle tightening can improve your waistline. Take the time to have a consultation with a plastic surgeon in your area who can examine you and... more
Arthur Dean Jabs, MD, PhD

Bethesda Plastic Surgeon
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Love handles

Usually the best procedure to treat the love handles is to perform liposuction of the area. The down time is minimal and the results are usually excellent.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction is probably the answer for contouring issues of the love handles and waist

Assuming that your issues are related to undesirable fat deposition, liposuction would provide you with the means to obtain a better, more contoured shape. If there also is skin laxity (which you did not mention), then other procedures may need to be considered. Your best bet is to obtain one or more consultations with board certified plastic surgeons.
Steven Turkeltaub, MD

Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

www.turkeltaub.com

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Liposuction for love handles

Tailoring the waist in the area called love handles almost always responds well to one of the many forms of liposuction available. Our own preference is liposuction with ultrasound performed front to back in a circumferential pattern. The skin should contour well in the love handle and waist, especially if you are young. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd
Peter E. Johnson, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Treatment for love handles

Love handles are generally best treated with liposuction used to shape the flanks.  That said, it is difficult to determine your specific needs without an examination.  Many women who have had a few children also benefit from some type of tummy tuck procedure in combination with liposuction to maximally contour their waistlines and restore curvature that has been lost by a combination of lax skin, a few extra pounds, and separation of the rectus muscles that happens with... more
B. Aviva Preminger, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Love Handles: Best Procedure for Removal?

In my opinion and experience I recommend SMART LIPO TRIPLEX operation. More skin tightening noticed. From MIAMI 
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Best procedure to remove "love handles"

I don't have your photos to say exactly, but in general love han ( medical term -- flanks) are best treated by some form of liposuction. In my practice I use VASER sometimes and the SmartLipo sometimes , depending on the location and the patients own skin and amount of fat present.  For the love handles, Vaser does work extremely well. Of course you should consult in person with a plastic surgeon to get the best advice.
Josh Korman, MD

Monterey Plastic Surgeon

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